Revert PR #377: Remove powershell dependency and restore direct SID-based admin permissions#386
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[WIP] Revert PR #377: Restore original admin permission logic in fs_windows.go
Revert PR #377: Remove powershell dependency and restore direct SID-based admin permissions
Sep 2, 2025
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This PR reverts the changes introduced in PR #377 by removing the powershell package dependency and restoring the original logic for admin permission granting in
pkg/fs/fs_windows.go.Changes Made
"github.com/microsoft/moc-pkg/pkg/powershell"Technical Details
The previous implementation used PowerShell to translate the well-known Administrators SID (
S-1-5-32-544) to a localized group name:The new implementation uses the SID directly with icacls, which is the standard and more reliable approach:
Benefits
moc-pkg/powershellpackageTesting
The implementation maintains the same security model while being more robust and efficient.
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Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)
I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
w3proxy.netscape.com/tmp/go-build20981999/b391/validations.test -test.testlogfile=/tmp/go-build20981999/b391/testlog.txt -test.paniconexit0 -test.timeout=10m0s -test.v=true(dns block)If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:
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